ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2015
Empowering sedentary adults to reduce sedentary behavior and increase physical activity levels and energy expenditure: a pilot study.
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- Where Does the Time Go? Displacement of Device-Measured Sedentary Time in Effective Sedentary Behaviour Interventions: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2022Pooled it
- Interventions outside the workplace for reducing sedentary behaviour in adults under 60 years of age.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Randomized controlled pilot of an intervention to reduce and break-up overweight/obese adults' overall sitting-time.Trials · 2015Trial
- Feasible but Not Yet Efficacious: A Scoping Review of Wearable Activity Monitors in Interventions Targeting Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Sleep.Current epidemiology reports · 2020Article
- Active design in affordable housing: A public health nudge.Preventive medicine reports · 2018Article
- Formative Assessment: Design of a Web-Connected Sedentary Behavior Intervention for Females.JMIR human factors · 2017Article
- Feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a physical activity counseling intervention using Fitbit in people with knee osteoarthritis: the TRACK-OA study protocol.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2015Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of a 4-week intervention in which an online personal activity monitor (Gruve-Technologies™) was used to reduce sedentary behavior among sedentary adults.
methodEighteen, sedentary adult volunteers (12 men, six women, mean age 29 ± 4.0 years) were recruited to participate in the study. Time spent in sedentary activities and light-, moderate-, and vigorous-intensity physical activity and energy expenditure were assessed during waking hours using the monitor and the 7-day SLIPA Log at both baseline and post-intervention.
resultsA significant decrease of 33% (3.1 h/day; p < 0.001) was found between the time spent in sedentary activities measured at baseline (9.4 ± 1.1 h/day) and at the end of the 4-week intervention (6.3 ± 0.8 h/day). Consequent to the changes in sedentary time, significant increases were found in the amount of time spent in light- (45% (2.6 h/day), p < 0.001), moderate- (33% (1 h/day) p < 0.001), vigorous-intensity physical activity (39% (0.16 h/day), p < 0.001), and energy expenditure (47% (216.7 kcal/day), p < 0.001).
conclusionThis monitor contributes to a meaningful reduction in time spent in sedentary activities and has a large effect on energy expenditure and physical activity patterns.
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